Background
Songer, Marcia Jeannette was born on May 26, 1936 in Centralia, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Daulton Louis Junior and Marjorie Josephine (McConaghie) Rohde.
Songer, Marcia Jeannette was born on May 26, 1936 in Centralia, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Daulton Louis Junior and Marjorie Josephine (McConaghie) Rohde.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Southern Illinois University, 1958. Master of Arts, East Tennessee State University, 1977.
Teacher, Brown County Schools, Nashville, Indiana, 1958-1960; teacher, R-5 School District, Nevada, Missouri, 1963-1965; teacher, Neshannock High School, New Castle, Pennsylvania, 1967; teacher, University School, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1977; instructor English department, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, 1977-1978; teacher, Arabian American Oil Company Schools, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1978-1980; part time instructor English department, East Tennessee State University, 1980-1983; instructor, East Tennessee State University, since 1983; assistant chair English department, since 1993. Member of advisory board Commerce Union Bank, Johnson City, 1974-1978.
Member, chair Johnson City (Tennessee) Power Board, 1973-1977. Commissioner City of Johnson City, Tennessee, 1973-1975, vice mayor, 1975-1977. Executive board Tennessee Municipal League, 1975-1977.
Member American Association of University Women (various offices), Teachers English to Speakers Other Languages, Tennessee Teachers English to Speakers Other Languages, Tennessee Philological Association, Popular Culture Association, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Johnson City Symphony Guild (various offices), Johnson City Symphony Board, Pi Lambda Theta.
Married Lewis Alton Songer, November 28, 1957. Children: Laura Catherine, Nathan Lewis, Elizabeth Dawn, Rachel Annette.